INTRODUCTION.

ie presenting my CATALOGUE OF FLowER SeEps AND Butss for 1878, I return

thanks to all who fayored me with their orders last year; and, trusting that the

quality of my seeds and my manner of dealing have pleased my customers, I solicit a continuance of their patronage. To those who receive this Catalogue for the first time, and have never dealt with me, I would say, that the seeds I offer are mainly of my own growing, from stock which has been carefully selected, and the quality will, I think, please all. Everybody will appreciate the great advantages of buying seed direct of the grower. ~ A few varieties, which do not mature seeds here, are imported from the most reliable growers of Europe. I test the germinating qualities of every variety before sending out, and nothing shall leave my hands that will fail to grow through any fault of mine. A

The figures on the right of the columns give the prices per packet, and I have en- deavored to make them as low, both by the single packet and in collections, as seeds of the first quality can be furnished.

Each packet contains from ene hundred to five hundred seeds, except scarce varie- ties, or those with very large seeds, which necessarily contain less,

All Seeds and Bulbs will be sent to any part of the United States or Canada, by mail, postage paid, at the prices annexed, and I guarantee the safe delivery at your post-office of everything ordered.

' Money may be sent at my risk if sent according to these directions :— All sums of One Dollar or more, by Post Office Money Order, which is always the best way when they can be obtained. If a Money Order cannot be obtained remit in Bank bills and get the letter registered. The expense of sending by either of these ways may be

“selected in seeds from the Catalogue. Sums less than One Dollar may be enclosed in a letter and sent at my risk. :

Please be sure and write your NAME, Post-OFrrice, CouNnTy and Stave plainly; and if customers will kindly send their orders as early as possible it will accommodate me greatly, and also facilitate the filling of the order.

All orders entrusted to me, whether large or small, will receive careful and prompt attention.

While the great majority of orders are sure to reach me safely, it oecasionally hap- ‘pens that a letter is lost or stolen, or perhaps a package fails to reach its destination. After waiting a reasonable length of time, if the seeds ordered do not arrive, then write again, repeating the order, and if the above directions in regard to sending money have been followed, I will refill it without delay. ;

Very respectfully,

: L. W. GOODELL. Amuerst, Mass., January 1, 1878.

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MAny persons think that a great deal of skill is necessary to grow flowers successfully, but this is not the case. All that is required is a reasonable amount of care and patience, and choice flowers can be as easily grown as choice vegetables. In the first place, good seed should be obtained, or failure and disappointment is almost certain. The principal causes of failure to make seed germinate are covering too deep, allowing the surface to become too dry, or an excess of moisture. To guard against these, a cold-frame is very useful ; and I would recommend everybody who has half a dozen varieties to sow to try one. It is made by making a box-like frame of boards without a bottom, which should be twelve or fifteen inches high at the back, sloping to about six inches in front, so as to catch the direct rays of the sun as much as possible. It can be made of any size desired and nailed at the corners, if small enough to be easily moved about, or if larger, fastened together with hooks and staples. About the last of April is the proper time, in this latitude, to start seeds in a cold frame.

Prepare a bed in a warm, sheltered spot in the garden; rake out all the lumps and stones and on this set the frame, and cover with ordinary hot-bed sash, or old window sash, which will do quite as well. Make the soil in the frame smooth and firm with a board, and sow the seeds thinly and evenly on the surface in squares, and label each sort with a short pine stick. Have a pile of light sandy soil, or leaf mold from the woods, which has been sifted through a fine seive, near at hand, and if the seeds are very small carefully sift it over them. Probably more failures to make seeds germinate result from covering too deep than from any other cause. A good and safe rule is to cover to depth of about twice the diameter of the seed. This would give a cover- ing of about one-eighth of an inch ‘to such seeds as Aster, Phlox and Pansy ; one- sixteenth of an inch to Petunia, Portulaca, and seeds of like size, while very fine seeds, like Lobelia, should be scarcely covered at all, but merely pressed slightly into the soil. After the seeds are all covered make the soil firm again with the hands and water with a pot having a fine rose, so as not to wash the soil from the seeds Now put on the sash and keep it tightly closed until the plants begin to come up, watering often enough to keep the surface moist. Cover the frame with straw mats or boards at night to keep out the cold, and after the plants are up give plenty of air during warm, sunny days Pull out the weeds as fast as they appear and keep the plants well thinned out, so they will grow strong and stocky. The thinnings can be saved and transplanted to another frame if desired. After the plants have grown an inch or two, and obtained their second pair of leaves, transplant to the garden, first giving the seed-bed a good soaking with water. Transplanting should be done on a showery day, if possible ; but it is better to transplant

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in a dry time than to wait too long for rain. Make holes where the plants are to be set, fill them with water, and then set the plant; water again and cover each plant with a piece of paper held down with clods of earth. a

A few good plants can be grown by sowing seeds in shallow boxes of rich earth ; cover each box with a pane of glass and set them in a warm, sunny window in the house. If seeds of the half-hardy and tender annuals are to be sown in the open ground do not be in haste, but wait until the weather has become warm and settled ; and it is always best to sow all, except a few varieties which do not transplant well, in a seed bed. Cover the bed with several thicknesses of newspaper to retain the moisture; but they must be removed as soon as the plants begin to come up.

A frequent cause of failure to make a good show of flowers is setting plants too thick in the beds, and before the summer is half through the vines becomes so crowded together they either die outright, or become so much weakened in the struggle for ex- istence, that their beauty is greatly injured.

The soil for flowers, if not already rich, should be made so with fertilizers or well decayed manure. Some varieties do well in almost any ordinary soil, but all do much better in a rich one.

I am thus explicit in giving directions because I know some of my customers are in- experienced in the culture of flowers,—some perhaps beginning their culture for the first time this year ; and I am anxious that all who purchase even a single packet of seed should succeed in growing the most beautiful flowers therefrom.

The flowers produced from seeds are classed as Annuals, Biennials, and Herbaceous Perennials. Annuals perfect their seed and die the first year. Biennials live two years. Herbaceous Perennials die down to the ground every year, the roots living many years. Annuals are called hardy, half-hardy, and tender. A hardy annual will bear a severe frost without injury ; a half-hardy annual will bear considerable frost; while tender annuals are destroyed by the least frost.

FLOWERING THE FIRST SEASON.

Abronia umbellata, a trailing plant growing Alyssum, Sweet, hardy annual, blooming abun- about as large and with flowers much like dantly all summer; flowers small, white, in the Verbena. Flowers rosy lilac, with white clusters; good for beds and exceedingly fine eye; half-hardy annual. Remove the husk | for bouquets; set plants eight inches apart... 5 which surrounds the seed and sow under Wierezbeckii, hardy perennial; yellow; 1 foot, 5 Blass tA IN CHER: cer araitamts olcicteleicle: lat ioieeisialel oniaretels 10| Amaranthus. Beautiful ornamental foliage

Ageratum, Fine hardy annuals with abund- plants, producing a fine effect in beds or mags- ance of flowers; keeps in bloom a long time; es. Ina wet season and a rich soil they some- very fine for bouquets; set plants eight times lose their bright colors. inches apart. Amaranthus salicifolius, a beautiful plant,

Ageratum Mexicanum, blue; 1 foot ..... -.-- 5| with long, narrow, wavy, dark colored leaves; Mexicanum albiflorum, white; 1 foot..... 5| plant pyramidal, from 2to 4 feet in height... 10 Celestinum (Phalacrea),Tom Thumb, light bicolor ruber, a new and fine bedding plant, blue; compact; 8 inches,.............. Siatlals «ie 5| the lower half of the leaf flery red, the upper

Agrostemma, hardy annual, with flowers re- half maroon, often tipped with yellow; 2feet.. 5 sembling single pinks; transplant or thin tricolor (Joseph's Coat), red, yellow, and plants to four inches apart; 1 foot; mixed green LORVOS.0.2 hese. cctaseemeys ee eee soy S|

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compact habit; 18 inches........ Antirrhinum (Snapdragon), one of the best and most popular of the hardy perennials: blooms abundantly all summer and until after hard frosts in autumn; flowers in spikes and very brilliant; 1 foot. Plants may be set eight or ten inches apart. Best and brightest varieties mixed. .......02..+..ececee Sioa n'e vale tee Aster. The Aster is one of the best and most popular of our hardy annuals, and no garden should be considered complete without a good collection of this beautiful flower. The tall varieties should be set about a foot apart, and the little Dwarf Bouquet five or six inches. The soil for Asters should be deep and rich. Truffaut’s Peony-jflowered, large flowers, petals slightly reflexed; 2 feet; mixed

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New Rose,a magnificent variety, and one of the very best; flowers large and very double, with the petals finely imbricated; 2 feet; 14 rset GOlOrm MRA oc sixaucicin' ek pais icing o'u'ch «'ef2 <joia's Imbrique Pompon, flowers double, very per- fect, and finely imbricated; 18 inches; mixed

Cocardeau, or New Crown, a beautiful va- riety; flowers large and double, with white quilled centers, surrounded with flat petals of another color; 18 inches; mixed colors........ Peony-flowered Globe, flowers very large and double; plant strong and branching; 2 PRP ee TE EO COON OT Ee is 6 afatois 2S) cai u pil cers 2 eraiainiaibie'° Pyramidal flowered German, fiowers quill- ed; plant branching; mixed colors.......... .. Washington, new; flowers very double and perfect, and of large size, measuring under good culture, 5 inches in diameter; 2 feet: MIRA OOLOLE aoe cick ree eldeisercisicriess aes cvs eae New Chrysanthemum-flowered Dwarf, a late flowering variety, with large flowers; 1 foot in height; mixed colors.......... .. ...+. Newest Dwarf Bouquet, a fine warlaks for filling small beds or for edging; very dwarf and compact; each plant looks like a bouquet of flowers set in the ground; 6 inches; mixed WLOLAR sa menbaee asaiu su cdbnpeccicecct eu taes ° Dwarf Pyramidal Bouquet, a compact plant, producing small double flowers in abun- dance; blooms early; 10 inches high; mixed Col GU: seccodboc. SudbgeeCecrice Cogan) ase aro-ubere New Schiller, 15 inches high, of peculiar habit, producing its leaves close to the ground; SHEEOKY GOLOINIs. dech we waweccecctscdesentesccedae Hedge-Hog or Needle, long, quilled, sharply pointed petals; curious; 2 feet; mixed colors. Original Chinese, large, curious semi-double flowers; plant very strong and branching; 2 MBGUC MILER GOLOLM: cate dnlctice tne cbibs neat eeceee cite Balsam. The Balsam is a magnificent half- hardy annual, the tall varieties growing some two or three feet in height, and in bloom from

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June till frost, the branches being completely covered with flowers, which resemble roses and camellias. Make the soil very rich and deep and set the plants eighteen inches apart.

| Balsam, Camellia-jflowered Spotted, Ger- | man, double; spotted with white; mixed COOKS is: c). chu wea See aoe ase ate ati oid awiceaaiee

Rose-flowered, French, double; mixed colors. Extra Double Dwarf, very double; 6 inch- esjhigh: mixed (Golorgs ast. <iiscmetiieleiaiactantel Solferino, white, striped and spotted with

Common Double, sometimes only semi- Doubler Geiss < walsh ceitiame~ cate: Ueiseiiats cates

liaicaeineates aurea, a showy, hardy annual, with large brilliant golden yellow flower; sow seeds early where the plants are to bloom, and thin to eight inches apart; 1 foot........ ..........

Cacalia coccinea, tassel-like scarlet flowers; half hardy annuals; 1 foot.............sseeces>

Calliopsis, a very showy class of hardy an- nuals, blooming abundantly; flowers of a great many shades of yellow, orange, and rich brown; often finely spotted. The plants grow from one to two feet in height and may be set about ten inches apart.

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bicolor, yellow and crimson.............. iste stale bicolor nigra speciosa, rich crimson bicolor nana marmorata, reddish brown, marbled with yellow; dwarf................... cardaminifolia hybrida, yellow, compact habit, and a profuse bloomer................... cardaminifoliahybrida atrosanguinea, rich dark red; compact.........sccceccccesscce tinotorta, quilled: «. 2 vec nstacaetieaececadeaeen Burridgi, beautiful and distinct; flowers with a rich crimson-brown center, and orange Yellow DOLders oe os ce telastonn desten ne akiaaeelicene All olor: MIKE cs .0:cmnstere cp ances seeleeiieoearae Callirhoe pedata, fine hardy annual; fiowers crimson, bordered with white; 2 feet.......... Canna, beautiful foliage plants, with large, broad leaves, and scarlet or yellow flowers. Soak the seed in warm water for twelve hours before sowing, and sow under glass early or they will not make much of a show the first season. The roots may be taken up in the autumn and preserved in sand in the cellar, like Dahlias ; 3 to 5 feet; mixed varieties..... Campanula speculum, fine hardy annual; gooe habit and abundance of flowers; mixed Candytuft. An old and popular hardy annual of easy culture; make beautiful beds, and is indispensable for bouquets. Seed should be sown very early in the spring where they are to bloom, and the plants thinned to six inches. Candytuft, Purple. .........+++-

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WAGE sce etary SOE eek. Sete wheelie neat 5 poved varieties from Japan, commonly called Rocket, flowers in long spikes, pure white 5 Japan Pinks, are among the most beautiful TAU OC erent eitlela atae aeicie bi acleyie ne Nas ene celta 5| flowers now grown. The colors are very rich Sweet-scented, flowers in umbels, pure white 5 and varied, and the flowers are produced PROSE VOSY NIAC ote a) (aye inlein)=rielalelorsinle=s=iaiaatnioe eee 5| abundantly all the first summer, and also the Dunnett’s Dutra Dark Crimson......... 5| second season quite as well as the first. They AT COLO LS IMURE oo atie sae clae clans een O ne teiletete 5

Cassia chamecrista, a fine, hardy annual, with hright,golden yellow flowers; plant com- pact, with pretty, light-green foliage; trans- plant to eighteen inches apart; 2feet...... ..

Celosia cristata (Cockscomb), a very curious half-bardy annual, blooming from July to frost. They should have good rich soil, and will well repay any extra care given them in the increased size and beauty of the combs. Set plants fifteen inchesjapart.

Cockscomb, crimson, rose, yellow, &c., mixed, EWN) iri heree coed gu acoubeagcupbons: Ssocanasoosoc Vick’s New Japan, the most beautiful and brilliant of the entire Cockscomb family. The combs are’yery delicately cut, resembling the finest coral, and are of the brightest scarlet and crimson imaginable. The branches and leaf-veins are crimson. Nothing that can be grown will attract sc much attention as a bed of this splendid variety. One of the best an- nuals lately introduced. Two tothree feet in hele hts Mixed COLTS. eye deel leis ofeleietenla|clelelsiela=

Centaurea (Bachelor’s Button), well known,

hardy annual, of many bright colors........... 5}

Convolvulus Minor, a beautiful, dwarf, hardy annual, with flowers resembling the Morning Glory; plenty of flowers all summer; mixed

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Datura, Large branching plants, about 2 feet in height, with magnificent large flowers. Half hardy annuals. Start the seed as early as pos- sible in a frame or in boxes in the house. Transplant two or three feet apart.

Datura Wrightii, produces beautiful, pure white, sweet-scented, trumpet-shaped flowers, TrOM LO BINCHES LONG. cise vieicies oie cieeielel- nis mtaleiete 10 humilis flava fl.-pl., splendid, large, yellow, GOMDIS MOW. OS etete es arsin cle eins winic ieee lain mis aie ble »\otn 10 fastuosa alba plena, double white.......... 10

Delphiniwm (Larkspur). Very fine and showy hardy anuuals, with long spikes of flowers, and are of the easiest culture. Sow as early in the Spring as possible in the open ground, and thin.the branching varieties to eighteen inch-

es apart and the Rockets to five or six inches. 5

Delphinium, Double Dwarf Rocket; colors Tall Rocket, double and very showy; mixed COLOTS ee Ree se cicle cle Ne mielcteleinte’s ciara ha ects ale Se ere

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Stock-jlowered, double, ae very showy, mixod Colorsiy, occ. i 5)) ect en emis 5 imperiale, compact plant; very brilliant col- OFSs MXC COOLS Wameccsl. - se clece ves tele. s cieee ts 10 Dianthus. Dianthus Ohinensis and the new im-

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grow ten to fifteen inches high, and may be set ten inches'apart.

Dianthus Chinensis, double; mixed colors, imperialis (Imperial Pink), double, mixed.... imperialis, double white; very fine! *.-ceeeee Heddewigii, produces flowers which are often 3 inches in diameter, and beautifully colored; mixed colors Heddewigii fl.-pl. at ropurpureus, large dark red, very double flowers.................. Heddewigii flore-pleno, double; mixed col- laciniatus flore-albo, pure white ........... laciniatus flore-pleno, magnificent, very large, double flowers, with deeply fringed pe- BULB 7.0 ale eio's a Sele alulete cee Bete te ae ee diadematus flore-pleno (Diadem Pink),very brilliant markings, but not reliable Above varieties mixed................s0c.cecee

Eschscholizia Californica, a very fine free- flowering, hardy annual, with brilliant flowers

| and finely divided leaves. Does not trans- plant well, and seed should be sown where they are to grow; mixed colors................

Euphorbia marginata, a fine ornamental foliaged hardy annual, producing a fine effect in masses; leaves light green, margined with

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| Linum grandiflorum rubrum, hardy annual with bright crimson flowers; 18 inches. ......

Lobelia. Beautiful hardy annuals, bearing a great number of small, richly-colored flowers. Exceedingly fine for baskets or edging to beds. About six’ inches in height, and plants should be set four or five inches apart.

Lobelia gracilis erecta, rose-colored....... Erinus compacta, very rich deep blue...... Erinus compacta alba, white...............

Lupinus (Lupine), well-Known hardy annual, with long spikes of flowers. Sow seeds in the open ground; mixed colors................-..--

Lychnis. Hardy perennials, producing a fine effect when grown in masses. Two feet in height.

Lychnis Chalcedonica, bright scarlet ........ Chalcedonica flore-albo, white.............. Chalcedonica carnea, flesh color............

| grandiflora gigantea, new; very large flow- | ers; 1*foot> mixed colors.......c.-.--seeeeeeeeee

5 | Marigold, an old and well-known hardy an-

nual; best double varieties mixed...... cease Mesembryanthemum ocorystallinum (Ice Plaut),.a curious half-hardy annual; the leaves look as though covered with crystals of ice; of trailing habit;-very_fine for baskets............

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tricolor (Dew Plant), flowers pink........... é

Mignonette, Sweet, well-known, fragrant, har- UGTA ciate RT Slane Catv eewiaae diictise welts ccc'ss es Parson’s New White, flowers larger and whiter than the old sort............ ...eeeeeeee

Mirabilis Jalapa (Marvel an Peru), a very de- sirable half-hardy annual, with pretty foliage, and plenty of large, bright flowers of a great variety of colors. Sow seed'in the open ground where the plants are to grow, and thin to two feet apart. About two feet in height and very branching; mixed colors.................02-005

Myosotis. Fine hardy perennials, with clus- ters of small, bright-colored flowers. About six inches in height.

Myosotis alpestris, blue...........0 66. c eee eee alpestris, White.............cceeeseececsceees alpestris rosea, TOSC COLOT...... 6... eee ee ee ees palustris (Forget-me-not), white and blue....

Nemophila, pretty little hardy annual, with white and blue flowers, often spotted; 6 inch- es. Sow early in the spring in a cool, shady DIAOSs) MIKE COOKE 26 Feet ccd science

Nolana atriplicifolia, trailing plants, some- what resembling the Portulaca; mixed colors.

(€nothera (Evening Primrose). Showy, hardy annuals, which open their fiowers suddenly about six o’clock in the evening.

@nothera acaulis alba, a very dwarf plant, producing exceedingly beautiful pearly white flowers, about four inches across.............. Veitchii, yellow and red; 1 foot............... Lamarckiana grandiflora, abundance of showy yellow flowers, fourinches in diameter;

Oxyura chrysanthemoides, a very pretty, hardy annual: flowers, lemon yellow with pure white edge; 18 inches.....................

Palafoxia Hookeriana, fine half-hardy an- nual; flowers, rosy crimson........... «+++

Pansy. The Pansy is one of the most beauti- ful and popular flowers in cultivation. It may be called a perpetual bloomer, for a bed is never without flowers while the ground re- mains open: but it is a good plan to keep the flowers picked off during the hot, dry weather ofsummer. In order to grow plants that will give flowers two inches or more in diameter, the soil should be made very rich. No flower responds quicker to generous treatment, and none is more easily spoiled by neglect. The colors and markings are almost endless. Set plants eight inches apart.

Pansy, King of the Blacks, almost coal

Emperor William, new, ultramarine blue, RIM IINTICIEV Ara eteanas.o cies thoi dasadave.s Dark Blue, very large.and rich.... .. .. Azure Blue, very rich, extra fine........ re Light Blue, nearly sky blue...... ........-.. Violet, with white border; splendid.... ....

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Cliveden Purple, rich, deep purple.... Marbled Purple Striped and Mottled, very showy.... ... : Yellow Margined. Vellore (iar oc daca teddunen debeneateee ations Mahogany-colored..... Bronsé=c0lor; 5 Geo scohe see ee Red, bright coppery-brown colors..... Fawn-colored, very curious... ............. White, sometimes with purple eye Above varieties mixed......... ......0.ecescceee Perilla Nankinensis, an ornamental foliage plant of great beauty; leaves dark purple; half-hardy annual; 18 inches......... .........

Petunia. Few flowers equal the Petunias for a brilliant display. They are very hardy and of the easiest culture, and their flowers are produced in profusion from June until hard frost in autumn. The flowers of some varie- ties are very large and richly colored, while others are beautifully veined, striped and spotted. About two feet in height. Set plants eighteen inches apart.

Petunia grandiflora Kermesina, crimson. grandiflora rosea, bright rose color......... grandiflora maculata, spotted; very fine.. grandiflora venosa, beautifully veined va- Plebless i cesar scccweee ean we ceebie tee tee cae rianee grandiflora violacee, very large flowers of the! richest violebise7.2 7.) ccosh och ae ces eee grandiflora marginata, crimson, margined With PreOnijic cco che tse nce eke eee Above varieties mixed Ueiv kine te Soe oisunignee cee se Vick’s New Fringed, a new and beautiful variety with fringed edges; 50 seeds ......... Double. The Double Petunia bears no seed, and seed which will produce a fair proportion of double flowers is grown by crossing single flowers with the double, and this is a slow, ex- pensive process. Packet of 50 seeds, first QMGU Gy. cna avert aaeatce criceh ainiaee sammie tomes Countess of Ellesmere, dark rose, white throat, fine | hedder.., «-We- uel ncn enone oe Blotched and Striped, very showy Fine mixed

Phlox Drummondii. This is, without excep- tion, the most brilliant and beautiful annual in cultivation, and no garden, however small, should be without it. A bed of these plants will be completely covered with flowers from June until hard frost in autumn. For a bed on the lawn, where a continuous display is re- quired, nothing can be finer. Fifteen inches in height. Plants should be set a foot apart.

Phlox Drummondii, Blood Purple,........ Betllant Seartlet sc isi5u. ccietales esse Naess Leopoldii, deep pink, with white eye......... Large Blue, white eye; fine purple..... .... POSER, TOKE COLOF. «060 ccvc on aessessvvrdes de rosea albo-oculata, rose, white eye.......

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Radowitzii, rose, striped with white......... Radowitzii Kermesina, striata, crimson, stripediwith whites woes mele ss sialca Bocce. Radowitwii violacea, violet, tele with WAV sos Gacagnenocodnicd a sila pielalelave: efeleisitetaistelcte anne flore Glb0s WHItC 0265). ccetseciercielniceniene ole _ flore albo oculata, white, with a dark eye... Chamois Rose, very fine; delicate rose...... variabilis, violet and lilac.............. eieverale Isabellina, pale yellow.............. Pate DC Violet Queen, violet, with large white eye.... Scarlet Ev inged on cncesctiisciisecieviesineisicies is grandiflora, a great improvement on the old variety, with larger flowers of more perfect shape; mixed colors ALL WarieLles imix ed pen tinielseisieieiselslecsaisiss sis

Poppy, an old and too much neglected hardy annual; some of the best varieties are every way worthy of culture; best double varieties

Portulaca. For brilliant, dazzling colors noth- ing can excel a bed of Portulaca when in full bloom, The colors are numerous, and pro- duced in profusion all summer. Easily trans- planted at any stage of its growth, even when in full flower. Finest mixed.................. Double Rose-flowered, a perfectly double variety of the above, the flowers closely resem- bling small roses. Everybody who sees a bed in bloom for the first time is delighted with it. About one-half of the plants from seed pro- duce double flowers. Set plants six or eight inches apart and pull up all that prove single. First quality, mixed colors...... aValstetota tector aiee gio Double, rose, crimson, rosy purple, rose striped with carmine, white, orange, yellow,— in separate packets—each color...............-

Ricinus (Castor Oil Bean). A class of orna- mental foliage plants of great beauty, and quite a tropical appearance. Leaves very large, sometimes two feet in diameter. Fine as single specimens, or in small groups. Plant the seed in the open ground, about the middle of May, in this latitude, and give the plants good rich soil and plenty of room.

Ricinus macrocarpus, whitish foliage; 6 WETMeROOTIOOS scqonaoasOCOnOsbcasccor sa 12o0C. CD Borboniensis, gigantic leaves; 10 feet....... Sanguineus, blood red stalks; very fine; 5

Salpiglossis, a very fine half hardy annual; flowers richly colored and beautifully pencil- ed; 2 feet; mixed ColOrs............-0cceccccces

Salwia. Beautiful, half-hardy annuals, remark- able for the brilliancy of their colors.

Salvia splendens, large flowers in long spikes and of the brightest scarlet............. bicolor, blue and white..............c.ceeccese

Scabiosa (Mourning Bride), an old and well- known hardy annual, the flowers ranging in

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color from pure white to almost black ; about 18 inches in height ; mixed colors.............. Stellata, or starry, seed vessels very fine for Winter bouquets ...%. «:..c cms «picteae ech eee eee

Schizanthus, a beautiful, half-hardy annual, the plants being literally covered with small, bright curiously colored flowers; 2 feet; mixed WOW hossbspsoanas oubmooocesossadsSseon os. 2222225

Sensitive Plant (Mimosa pudica), a tender annual of spreading habit, with pretty fol- iage; the leaves, when touched, suddenly close and droop in a most curious manner; very fine for pots........ Ab bok doOnodoOCeMOnSohdo weto0 05

Stock, Ten Weeks, a very beautiful and popu- lar half-hardy annual, with splendid spikes of large double flowers; about fifteen colors MIKO ieee. os-iteleiels es epeelee aisle sees ovecces

Tagetes signata pumila, a fine, half-hardy annual, growing very compact and as round as a ball, a single plant sometimes producing a thousand flowers at a time; bright yellow: 2 POOL Zee oie ne calereataweerels dveveises messiness

Tropeolum Minus, (Nasturtium), a splendid class of half-hardy annuals, with flowers of many shades of yellow, orange and red, often finely spotted ; 10 inches in height; all varie- ties, mixednc 2. coccosnracieeveslsns cee crenten

Verbena. One of the best and most popular bedding plants in cultivation. Plants grown from seed flower better and make stronger, healthier plants than from cuttings, and are also quite fragrant. A good seedling Verbena, if given good rich soil, ought to cover a space at least four or five feet in diameter. Start the seed early in the spring, in a frame, if possible, and set the plants 18 inches apart.

Verbena hybrida, choicest seed, sayed from a large collection of named varieties.........- Fine mixed, from a fine collection of seed-

Scarlet, from the brightest scarlet varieties, coming true to color,.......6 . <s«scscsnnomens Striped, beautiful flowers, with broad stripes, Montana, one of our finest hardy perennials, withstanding our winters with perfect safety, and blooming profusely the second year, and also the first quite as well as the common ver- bena. A native of the Rocky Mountains; bright rosy-purple flowers,.........++. s+... Whitlavia. Very pretty hardy annuals, with bell-shaped flowers. About 10 inches in height, and may be set 8 inches apart. .......

Whitlavia grandiflora, violet blue,........ grandiflora alba, white,........ ...++++ cove gloxinoides, white and light blue,..........

| Zinnia, Double, a magnificent half-hardy an-

nual, producing an abundance of flowers, which are as large and double7as the Dahlia, the same flower keeping fin perfection two

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months. Plant branching, about 2 feet in height; set plants 18 inches apart; the choicest colors, mixed,......... Ronn uebe sea cake

EVERLASTING FLOWERS.

10 | The Everlasting Flowers are a very valuable and

CLIMBING PLANTS.

The annual climbers are a very beautiful class of plants, useful for covering arbors, verandas, fences, etc., which they will do in a very short time. Support should be furnished as soon as they begin to run.

Balloon Vine, a half-hardy annual, with curi- ous inflated seed pods,. Cobea scandens, a beautiful half-hardy plant, growing twenty or thirty feet in a season; flowers large, purple, bell-shaped, Convolvulus major, (Morning Glory), a well- known and very popular hardy climber, of rapid growth, with splendid large flowers, of a variety of colors. All colors, mixed, Gourds, Ornamental, a fine class of half- hardy annuals, producing some of the most beaatifully colored and curiously shaped of all fruits. Package, containing seeds of Orange, Lemon, Apple, Pear, Gooseberry, Egg, and other sorts, ........... 12+. eeeeeeeee Ipomea. Beautiful tender annuals, with richly colored flowers. Sow the seed under UME ccc cscccccudccecsesccccdessercy curnccevns Ipomea limbata elegantissima, large, flowers rich, mazarine blue, bordered with white; 15 feet,.... .. Roewaeecon asada saccsee ss grandiflora superba, sky blue, broadly margined with white,..........ccecccccsces sens Quamoclit (Cypress Vine), elegant foliage and small, richly colored flowers; 10 feet; mixed

Loasa, a fine climber, with abundance of cu- rious flowers ; 6 feet ; mixed colors,.......... Peas, Sweet, a well-known and very fragrant hardy annual. Plant 2 inches deep, as early as possible in the spring. All colors, mixed,.. Thunbergia, a very ornamental, free flower- ing, tender annual; exceedingly fine for bas- kets ; 4 feet; mixed colors, Tropewolum majus, a very fine half-hardy an- nual; flowers of various shades of yellow, scarlet, striped and spotted ; 10 feet, mixed peregrinum, (Canary Flower), profusion of bright yellow flowers ; 15 feet.................. Lobbianum, an elegant tender annual, very fine for house culture; 8 feet; mixed varie-

beautiful class, keeping their natural form and color for many years. The flowers should be cut soon after they begin to open, and hung up in small bunches, so the stems will dry straight. They may then be worked up into bouquets, wreaths, baskets, etc., and make beautiful orna-

ments for the parlor.

Acroclinium roseum, one of the most beautiful of the Everlastings; bright rose COLON «16 ANGUGR noes cgeccutisis aidee'encgih nani . roseum album, white ; 18 inches,........... GED COLOTH, WOLKE cesta cts eset giaisteletnig’se sicivie'ess.¢ nie

Ammobium alatum, very hardy Everlasting ; 18 inches ; small white flowers,................

Gomphrena globosa, (Globe Amaranth), a fine hardy annual, and the best known of the Ever- lasting Flowers. Do not pick until the flowers are fully grown. Mixed colors,................

Helichrysum monstrosum, one of the very best and most showy of the Everlastings; flowers very large and double and of many bright colors; 2 feet; mixed colors,..

Helipterum Sandfordi, a very ehutas! Ever- lasting, each plant bearing a good many large clusters of small, rich golden yellow flowers ; UROOK, feces cacet «cot bodes cece Sedciatte euler c etre

Rodanthe Mangleséi, a very fine Everlast- ing, with beautiful, bell-shaped, rose-colored flowers; best for house culture, but often do finely in the open ground ; 1 foot,..............

Xeranthemum, a fine hardy Everlasting, about 10 inches in height; mixed colors,..

ORNAMENTAL GRASSES.

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The Ornamental Grasses are very useful for work-

ing up with the Everlasting Flowers.

Sow in the

open ground, early in the spring. They should be cut when in bloom, Tie up in small bunches,

and dry in the shade. the best varieties :

The following are some

Agrostis nebulosa, very elegant and feathery, Briza maxima, (shaking grass), one of the

bests: P2008... cher PA ete ceeeeeee 5 minor, Gwarf ; 6 incheS........65..cccccctscce 5 Brizopyrum siculum, shining green... ..... 5 Erianthus Ravenne, a beautiful and very effective perennial variety, growing ten feet in height, and with elegant plumes of silvery white flowers a foot in length, perfectly hardy, good one year old plants, 25 cts. each; seeds, PON DAORGGie cx acesonaseshacdeksdmns tesa sein tah 10 Lagurus ovatus (Hares Tail Grass); 1 foot.... 5& Stipa pennata (Feather Grass); a very grace- ful variety ; blooms second season............ 15 Trycholena rosea, elegant; tinted rose...... 10

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FLOWERING THE SECOND SEASON.

The varieties under this head flower in May, June and July of the second year. They may be treated as annuals the first year, setting the plants in any unused corner of the

garden. Early in the spring of the second year take up the plants and set them where it is designed to have them bloom.

Adlumia cirrhosa, an elegant biennial Dianthus, Carnation, a magnificent hardy climber, bearing small clusters of pink and perennial ; flowers double and beautifully col- white flowers; 8 feet.........ccecececes soon 10 ored. German seed, from named flowers,

Alyssum saxatile compactum (Gold Dust) ; ODL Ys, ais ioic'n xinre'e aioe = tap ele 'sialde siecle eee oe) a beautiful hardy perennial, with small gold- Digitalis (Fox Glove), a very fine perennial, en yellow flowers; of compact growth; 10 with very long racemes of drooping, bell- iW Boson seaposacdocodpaooae soe. darn 9n05000- 10| shaped flowers: 3 feet; mixed colors......... 5

Hollyhock, Double, a splendid hardy peren- nial, with very large double flowers of a va- 10 riety of colors ; 4 feet; choicest double, mixed

Aquilegia (Columbine), an old and well-known hardy perennial, producing fine flowers of a

great many colors; 2 feet; mixed colors.....

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Campanula Carpatica, blue and white Rocket, Sweet Purple,........... seeeee eR ee

mixed, ccc cee cece cece en eseree eset secs eseneesese 10 Sweet White..2v2% ccs ke CORR e5 Medium (Canterbury Bell), large blue flowers; Hardy biennials, with large clusters of flowers. PAU dict ond Sob Onto an deere God boanae: 4! ag sna 10 | Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus), a magnifi- Single varieties, mixed.......................-. 10 cent hardy perennial, bearing immense trusses Double varieties, mixed ............ .......-+.. 10 of flowers, which are of the richest and most beautiful colors; 1 foot; double and single,

‘The Campanulas are among the best of the per- mixed-ei-.ve aS iaalaleld ashi alerolele GUE e te pee ancien . 10 ennials, with large bell-shaped flowers, white, Hunt’s Perfection, beautiful large-eyed va-

rose, blue, etc. rieties ; mixed colors...........--.sseee wouter 10

The followiug varieties were accidentally omitted from their proper places.

Dianthus laciniatus, deeply fringed petals,..............ecececeeesececcsees seecssc sees cesses soiney lO Chenopodiwm Botrys, (Oak of Jerusalem), hardy annual, with innumerable, minute, greenish flowers, which cover nearly the whole plant ; not showy for the garden, but excellent for bouquets ; DLO OTs sc eee caleren celcial oieieizialerctals re slectalelem ofistcistaltte/«(t//cls'olm aio cfololatale\olereiatelials pieista pieipieiai='= oleate ia tii aae a a 4 Helianthus, (Sunflower), Double green-centered, large and perfectly double; 4 feet in height.. 10 Ipomopsis, a beautiful plant, which blooms the second season ; foliage very finely divided ; flowers

rich scarlet and orange); 8’feet tall; mixed (Colors... . 2.2... ceculus~ anes eu viciselsuiemstessicen ieee 5 Lunaria biennis, (Satin Flower,) hardy biennial, with large clusters of purple flowers and silvery seed-pods ; blooms several seasons ; 4 feet......... 0 © Clu cinla/n’oia)lwiclehlec ulcers he RSE aee actesediian 10

HATFIELD, Mass., March 2, 1877. Mr. GoopELL: Sir—Being very much pleased with the seeds we had of you last year, will enclose —— dollars for more. Miss Maria L. Porter.

Natrona, Alleghany Co., Pa., April 13, 1877. L. W. GoopE.t :—I received the package, and was much pleased with the selection. I hope [ can give you a better order next Spring. lease send the seeds named below as soon as you receive this. JoseEPs EpGAR EUWER.

PLyMoutTH UNION, VT., March 15, i877. L. W. GoopELL: Dear Sir—You were so very kind, last year, sending so many kinds that I never sent for, that I thank you forit. They were all very beautiful. Those Portulacas were yery double, Asters, Pink, Phlox, claimed the attention of passers-by. Yours respectfully, Mrs. JULIA SPRAGUE.

AMERICAN Fork, Utah Territory, March 10, 1877. L. W. GoopELL :—Your seeds proved very reliable, and I send for more. Mrs. Mary SHELLEY.

West HAVERHILL, Mass., March 23, 1877. Mr. GoopELL: Dear Sir—Please send me seeds for the enclosed amount. I prefer to leave the selec- tion to you. The Asters I had of you last year were beautiful ; the other seeds were washed out of the ground by a heavy shower ; no fault of yours. Yours respectfully, J. E. SenveR.

in New Hupson, N. Y., April 23, 1877. L. W. Goopre.i : Sir—Having received the package of flower seeds, and being so well pleased with them, will enclose —— for more. Miss R. E. Winson.

Bw Lee

GLADIOLUS.

DAHLIAS.

The Gladiolus is the best and most popular of what | I have a fine stock of the Pompon or Bouquet Dah-

are called the Summer Bulbs. Its tall spikes of large flowers, which are of almost every shade of color, frequently spotted, blotched and striped in the most beautiful manner are truly gorgeous. The bulbs may be planted six inches apart, in any ordinary garden soil in May, and covered from three to five inches deep, according to size. In the autumn, before hard frost, take up the bulbs, dry thoroughly, and preserve in a cool cellar, free from frost.

EACH. Adonis, light cherry and yellow,......++.#+«++: 15 Compt de Morny, dark cherry red, blotehed With: White; ice iicciedcdaciuen vwadlvewesSecevoceceee 35 Couranti Fulgens, bright red,.....----++++-++ 20 Don Juan, fiery red and yellow,........ wanton Ae Eugene Seribe, light pink, flamed carmine,... 40 Galathea, carnation, striped with carmine.,.. 25 John Bull, sulphur white, spotted violet...... 20 Lord Byron, bright scarlet, white throat..... 30 Lord Granville, light yellow, striped lilac,... 35 Louis Van Houtte, velvety carmine...... aes ae

Madame Hacquin, white, violet stripes..... 20 Madame Herincg, yellowish white striped carmine ;... ..2..0..e0« at ad ee eh timene knegicis ea) Mazeppa, orange red, stained velldive and striped carmine......- 2.5.-+--++--sseees eee 20 Stephenson, carmine cherry, striated with white lines, very large flower........ ..... ++ 50 Mixed Varieties. These are fine large bulbs, and will give the best of satisfaction to all. Many of them will produce flowers equal to the best named sorts. Fine mixed varieties, all colors, per dozen, 75c.; balf-dozen......... 40

LILIES.

I offer a fine lot of the hardy Lilies, sound, well- preserved bulbs, Lily bulbs should be planted five or six inches deep, aud if the ground is a lit- tle shaded all the better.

Lilium Auratum, a magnificent variety, with very fragrant flowers of immense size ; pure white, spotted with purple, with a golden stripe through the centre of each petal.

Large flowering bulbs.....-.....--..+++eeeeee- 50 lancifolium rubrum, white and Sy! eee 25 lancifolium roseum, white and rose.;...... 25 lancifoliton album, white..........-...6605- 50 Japonicum longijlorum, white trumpet- shaped flowers, 5 inches long............... 25

candidum, (Tiger Lily), red, spotted black.. 20 | Roots, each

lias, embracing the choicest named sorts. In ordering, name the color or colors desired. Dah- lia tubers may be planted in the open ground after danger from frost is past, or started earlier in a frame, or in boxes in the house.

Good tubers, each...... Petite Ne Sov sepad ss oe ee]

TUBEROSE.

The Tuberose produces a tall spike of pure white, very fragrant double flowers. The bulbs should be started early, in boxes in the house, and after the weather has become warm and settled, trans planted to the garden,

Large flowering bulbs, each,.............--.---.. 15

Second size flowering bulbs,................- a5 oe AU

Dwarf Tuberose, Pearl, a new dwarf variety, growing only eighteen inches in height, and with flowers larger than the common yariety ;

CINNAMON VINE, ‘Dioscorea batatas).

A beautiful ornamental Vine, of very rapid growth. The flowers are small, white, growing in clusters, and have a peculiar, cinnamon-like fragrance, The leaves are heart-shaped, glossy green, veined with purple. The vine is herbaceous, and grows from fifteen to thirty feet in a season, according to the soil. The roots are edible, endure the

, most severe winters with perfect safety, and continue to increase in size for several years, attaining a length of two or three feet and a weight of several pounds each. It is usually propagated from small tubers about the size of peas, which grow on the vines. Plant the tubers in the open ground, two inches deep; or they can be started early under glass, or in the house.

Packet of five tubers.......... Fre ee cae neal

CALADIUM ESCULENTUM.

One of the best of the ornamental foliage plants.

Leaves very large and thick. In the autumn take up the roots and preserve in the cellar through the winter.

te” If you have no further use for this Catalogue, please hand it to some friend who is interested in the culture of Flowers.

PREMIUMS TO CLUBS.

hg extensive introduction of my Seeds is an especial object ; and, feeling confident , those who give them a fair trial will continue to fayor me with their orders, I offer following very liberal Premiums to those who get up Clubs or send large orders. 4 any one can, by making a little effort, get the orders of their neighbors who ev flowers, and thus obtain their own seeds for little or nothing. The same offer is any one person ordering alone.

Persons sending $1.00 may select Seeds amounting to $1.20 “ “ 0 “se “ Lay “ es

iv “ 3.00 “ “ “ “ “ 4“ “ 4.00 “ “i ‘i be sc rT) se 5.00 a +“ “ ss 6 ts “ 10.00 oe “ sé “ 14.50 te “ec 20.00 os }, 766 “ “ “ 80.00

These will be put in one package and sent to one address, or in separate packages mailed to each party forming the Club, as desired. It must be Taderstaae that Dean: this offer only on Seeds at the Catalogue prices, and not on Collections nor on Bulbs, 1 can the Premiums be paid in collections or bulbs.

In addition to the above Premiums, all who send $1.00, and add five cents to pay postage, may select one variety from the Premium Seeds below ; $2.00, and ten ‘ tional, two varieties ; $3.00. and fifteen cents additional, three varieties ; $4.00, and twenty cents ‘additional, four varieties ; $5.00, and twenty-five cents additional, the five v ; And to all $5.25 orders I will add, gratis, a plant of the eisentie “ornamental grass, Eri Ravenne, or a packet of Cinnamon Vine tubers, your choice. Larger premiums on and $20.00 orders. Please remember, that these additional premvoms are allowed on” a orders, whether for seeds or bulbs, or a part of both.

PREMIUM SEEDS.

Pansy, all varieties mixed. Double Portulaca, mixed colors. Phlox grandiflora, Petunia grandijlora, choicest mixed. Verbena Montana,

COLLECTIONS.

. A Collection of ASTERS, containing 7 Fine Varieties, $0.50 — DIANTHUS, aE ee Sn ee BOs “ec “ec ‘ec PANSI ES, “ 9 ae iT ce “ ae PHLOX, “ee 10 aa ia ee e * CLIMBING cee Jey 1S old we

“ “ “ PERENNIALS, “ee 8 “ -“

GOODELL’S DOLLAR COLLECTION.—What it contains,

Alyssum, sweet. Pansy, all varieties, mixed.

Aster, New Rose. Petunia, Blotched and Striped. ‘ Aster, newest Dwarf Bouquet. Phlox Drummondii, all varieties, mixed. 4 Balsam, Common Double. Portulaca, Double Rose-flowered, mixed cee, Calliopsis, all colors, mixed. Verbena hybrida, choicest mixed.

Candytujt, all colors, mixed. : Zinnia, Double, choicest mixed.

Cassia chameacrista. Morning Glory, mixed colors.

Cockscomb, Vick's New Japan. Gourds, Ornamental, mixed SAVE Dianthus, (Japan Pinks), new varieties. Peas, Sweet, mixed colors.

Mignonette, sweet. Sweet William, Hunt's Perfection, -

This collection contains many of the choicest varieties in the Catalogne, and is ce the best one ever offered for one dollar. At this very low price no ¢ whatever made in the varieties. Purchasers of this collection, who add’ five ous Gre) = i packet of the Premium Sceds named above. ats ;